Joe Donnelly has more cash but Richard Mourdock is bringing it in faster

9:04 PM,
Jul. 16, 2012

Republican state Treasurer Richard Mourdock (right) has about $500,000 less than Democratic Rep. Joe Donnelly (left) to spend on the fall campaign to succeed GOP Sen. Richard Lugar, but that could be temporary.

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WASHINGTON - Republican state Treasurer Richard Mourdock has about $500,000 less than Democratic Rep. Joe Donnelly to spend on the fall campaign to succeed GOP Sen. Richard Lugar, but that could be temporary.

While Donnelly was unopposed in his primary, Mourdock had to knock off a six-term incumbent. Since achieving that rare feat May 8, Mourdock has been raising money at a faster pace than Donnelly, according to the candidates' campaign finance reports. Senate Republicans in particular have rallied around Mourdock since he defeated Lugar.